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dananana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Outing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
ellahoward_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia
hawkelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book unwinds melancholic through three parts, with the middle at the beginning, the beginning in the middle, and a POV change for the end, but I think it works. If you're fond of the backstory sections of Black Sails, you'll like this too. It takes place at the beginning of the machination of industry in England, though that has little to do with it. It's a love story, and a story about how power can be - and would be, was, and is - abused by the powerful and money hungry. It has a quiet sense of strength and preservation, and hope. It has its heavy moments, and for sure period typical homophobia, though, so check the cw.
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Classism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
r_gale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Struggeled though the rest of the book but didn't like the change in narrative more to know how it finished and even then I was underwhelmed.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
kaiiyo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Wonderful characters and beautifully evocative writing
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, and Murder
Minor: Classism
franticfreya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
prettycloud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
There are some really awful and messed-up characters in this book who have a lot of power in their classist, sexist society. The main protags make mistakes and are really angry and traumatized through a lot of this, but aren't doing any of the really awful stuff. They experience homophobia, emotional abuse/gaslighting, and physical abusemaeverose's review against another edition
TL;DR: I love the concept of this book so much, I really liked the romance, the writing style is hit and miss for me, why does everyone have to interrupt each other in every conversati—
The Romance
Writing
Plot Structure
Dislikes
There was also a plot point that was just dropped that I felt needed more explanation.
Alta annoyed me a bit but maybe that’s a me problem…
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Slavery, and Abandonment
There is one use of the slur for Romani people. Does the dog die:torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
geilie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism